Amīr al-umarāʾ - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Amīr al-umarāʾ - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Floor, Willem

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060504
Doc. NO	:	ALei901
Main Entry	:	Floor, Willem
Title & Author	:	Amīr al-umarāʾ - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Floor, Willem
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,075 words)
Abstract	:	The title amīr al-umarāʾ was an honorific bestowed during the ʿAbbāsid caliphate on the caliph’s locum tenens or his de facto ruler. From the Mongol period onwards, this was the title of the commander of the army as locum tenens of the ruler, although it was also given to important commanders of large army units. Initially the Islamic amīr had military, fiscal, and religious responsibilities and was not just the commander of the army. For example, the function of the first two caliphs, Abū Bakr (r. 11–3/
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei901.pdf